I got the lift cover off now and found nothing bent or twisted but the linkage is pretty sloppy due to wear I guess. I did see about .030 in. wear on the follower pin and more importantly, I found the pin was riding only half way on the cam surface causing that half of the cam surface to be worn over .060 in.
I then cut a 5/16 drill bit about 3/16 in. longer than the original pin and pressed that into place so that it now extends across the whole width of the cam surface. I had replaced the original pin several years ago and did not notice the cam wear. I will bet this alone will cause my lift to go all the way up,(my only problem) something is telling the control to stop pressurizing the piston and I bet it is these worn parts.
The two linkage adjustments are another matter! I have 2 ITT manuals and the one shows a plate over the valve to measure from, and the other manual shows the plate was dropped in the newer models. In any case, the control rod is way too far out and I am afraid to make the adjustments and the control valve turnbuckle would run out of thread before it met the spec. in either draft or position setting. For instance, the spec. is 3/16 in. in draft and it is running about 1/2 in. On position setting, the spec. is 1/4 in. and it measures about 5/8 in.
I then cut a 5/16 drill bit about 3/16 in. longer than the original pin and pressed that into place so that it now extends across the whole width of the cam surface. I had replaced the original pin several years ago and did not notice the cam wear. I will bet this alone will cause my lift to go all the way up,(my only problem) something is telling the control to stop pressurizing the piston and I bet it is these worn parts.
The two linkage adjustments are another matter! I have 2 ITT manuals and the one shows a plate over the valve to measure from, and the other manual shows the plate was dropped in the newer models. In any case, the control rod is way too far out and I am afraid to make the adjustments and the control valve turnbuckle would run out of thread before it met the spec. in either draft or position setting. For instance, the spec. is 3/16 in. in draft and it is running about 1/2 in. On position setting, the spec. is 1/4 in. and it measures about 5/8 in.